The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1887-11-25
COODHUE f. EVANS.

We trust our democratic friends will
pardon us If we suggest to them thai
this is day of fasting and prayer Al
well of thanksgiving.
Isn't this the first time for q good
many years that there has been no
Thanksgiving Dinner" or supper or
festival by some one of the Churches?
The Gas and Coal Company will
send their drilling tools to Fort Scott
to be put in thoroughly good shape be.
fore attempting further work with
them.
Judge Talcott will offer his household
and kitchen furniture and his horse
buggy and harness, for sale at public
auction on the streets at 2 o'clock Sat.
urday afternoon.
The initial dance given last Friday
evening by the Young Mems Social
Club was attended by p couples and
was q pleasant affair. ThOs. Drum
of Chanute, assisted with the music
Mr. S.N. Delap succeeded last Friday
after several days. work, in fishing the
drill out of the new gas well. Mr.. De.
lap is an expert in this business and
has been kept busy at it good part Of
the summer.
The Kickapoo Club has received an
invitation to assist in q concert to be
given at Moran the latter p art of next
week. The invitation has been axcep.
ted and the boys will be on hand emo
preventing prOyidence.n
The Presbyterian ladies will give an
other social next Tuesday evening al
the residence of w. H. Richards. The
usual musical and literary program
will be given and the usual good time
will no doubt be enjoyed.
The board of county commissioners
met yesterday to issue the Usage towu.
ship bonds to the X, G. and P. r. r
Company. the road having been com.
pleted through the township. The
amount issued was $12. 500.
1t will not cost you anything to
attend the Presbyterian social at w.
II. Richards next Tuesday evening.
The chances are, however, that you
will contribute nickel or dime when
the collection is "t0Oken up"
The lola REGISTER tells of q citizen
of lola who in 1858 chased Joaquin
Miller over the hills of California for q
week to recover fifty-three head of
stolen mules. The lola man has q
taste for poets if not for poetry.-New.
ton Republican.
The town where there isthe most COM
petition Is the town where goods are
sold the lowest. other things being
equal. There are IA grocery stores in
lola and if you don't believe groceries
are sold close just ask the proprietor Of
one Of these stores.
We are requested to remind the w.
R. c. of the next meeting which will
be held at seven O'Clock the first Fri
day evening In December. Officers
will be elected and other important
business transacted and every member
is urged to be present.
We are requested to announce that
the editor Of the REGISTER will deliver
q lecture at the church in Piqua, to-
morrow evening, Nov. %. The subject
of the address will be "The Fun of The
Thing" and the proceeds will be used
for the purchase Of books for the Piqua
School Library.
The Clarion is under obligations to it's many
friends, who have 30 kindly assisted its repre-
during the EDITORS absence. Ctr Cdr
toa.
As one of the "friends" who contri.
buted half column or SO anonymous.
ly) to the local page ofthe Clarion, the
REGISTER begs its neighbor not to
mentiUn it.